What is CVE-2019-20536?

CVE-2019-20536 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-20536?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2019-20536

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.1), O(8.x), and P(9.0) (released in China) software. The Firewall application mishandles the PermissionWhiteLists protection mechanism. The Samsung ID is SVE-2019-14299 (November 2019).

EPSS: 0.004 (35.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 7.1, 8.0, 8.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-20536?: CVE-2019-20536 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-03-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-20536?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.